No, dire wolves are not “back.” But pretending they can be brought back is a good excuse to gut regulations that protect real ...

Dive into the birth of dire wolf pups, exploring a narrative that combines genetic revival and cultural mythology.

Colossal’s dire wolf project is not a resurrection – it is an imitation. But that doesn’t mean it lacks value. It offers a ...

With their names Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, these pups are playing to the cultural imagination, blending ancient mythology with fantasy fiction. Romulus and Remus nod to the legendary founders of ...

They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively—they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a ...

Earlier this month, a company focused on conservation, Colossal Biosciences, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf.

A US company this week said it had successfully bred three dire wolves, even though the species has been extinct for ...

These adorable little animals look like white puppies, not the fruit of a daring science project to resuscitate an extinct ...

Named after the Romulus and Remus of Roman mythology—twin human brothers raised by a she-wolf—the Aenocyon dirus ... the Colossal team incorporated 20 edits across 14 genes to produce traits that ...

(They’re named after the twin brothers from Roman mythology who were nursed as infants by a she-wolf). A third dire wolf, Khaleesi—a nod to Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen—was ...